Protesters call for boycott of upcoming presidential elections in Algeria
Algeria

Protesters call for boycott of upcoming presidential elections in Algeria

The elections will be the first after Abdelaziz Bouteflika who served four consecutive terms as President was forced to abandon his bid for a fifth term by the popular protests in April this year.

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
Ultra-right Serbia
Serbia

Ultra-nationalists vandalize Tomb of People’s Heroes in Belgrade

Members of the ultra-nationalist group, Serbian Action, sprayed red paint on the busts of the heroes and wrote a notorious fascist slogan over the marble plaque in the tomb

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
Hebron settlement
Israel Palestine

Palestinians in Hebron embark on general strike against Israeli settlement expansion

Massive protests and demonstrations have accompanied the strike in Hebron, in which three Palestinians suffered injuries by live gunfire, and dozens more were subjected to tear gas-induced suffocation

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
Chhattisgarh fake encounter
India

Judicial report unveils state cover-up of civilian massacre in India

According to the judicial commission report, those dubbed as Maoist insurgents and killed by the security forces in the 2012 Sarkeguda encounter, were in fact innocent villagers

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
Argentina says ‘Chau Macri!’ and welcomes Fernández
Argentina

Argentina says ‘Chau Macri!’ and welcomes Fernández

After 4 miserable years of Macrismo, Argentina bids farewell to the right-wing government and welcomes the progressive government of the Frente de Todos coalition

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
International Colloquium denounces crimes of UN Mission in Haiti
Haiti

International Colloquium denounces crimes of UN Mission in Haiti

Delegates from over 100 organizations gathered in in Port-au-Prince to bring to account those responsible for the 15 years of UN occupation in Haiti and design a strategy for justice and reparations for the survivors

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
World Federation of Democratic Youth
Cyprus World

World Federation of Democratic Youth assembly calls for intensifying struggles

The 20th assembly of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) concluded in Nicosia, Cyprus on December 6, with the slogan “Forward the future! Until we have built the world we have dreamed of and fought for!”

Peoples Dispatch
December 10, 2019
José Murillo, latest victim of Colombian state persecution
Colombia

José Murillo, latest victim of Colombian state persecution

The social leader and human rights defender was arrested on Saturday December 7 in the midst of a historic wave of protests in the country

Peoples Dispatch
December 9, 2019